Charge to the BU Hub Implementation Task Force: Development of the processes and structures to implement the University-wide General Education Program at Boston University
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer The faculty Task Force on General Education worked over the course of 18 months to develop a vision for the content of a true University-wide General Education program at Boston University. This vision includes a commitment to residential undergraduate education that prepares graduates to be […]
Appointment of Professor Chrysanthos Dellarocas as Associate Provost for Digital Learning and Innovation
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer I am pleased to announce the appointment of Chrysanthos (Chris) Dellarocas, Richard C. Shipley Professor of Management in the Department of Information Systems in the Questrom School of Business, to the newly-created role of Associate Provost for Digital Learning and Innovation, effective immediately. In this […]
Final Report of the Task Force on General Education
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer I am pleased to share with you the final report of the Task Force on General Education, which recommends the elements of a University-wide General Education (GE) Program for undergraduate students at Boston University. The report may be accessed on the Task Force’s website at http://www.bu.edu/gened/. […]
Charge to the Task Force on University Collaboration with Industry: Developing the mission and framework for University-wide engagement with industry
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Background Interaction with industry is an important component of the research, innovation and development activity of universities. The passage of the Bayh-Dole Act in 1980 created an additional incentive for universities to secure patent […]
Announcement of the Task Force on Faculty Diversity and Inclusion
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Robert A. Brown, President We write to announce the establishment of a University-wide Task Force on Faculty Diversity and Inclusion. It is critically important to the impact and relevance of Boston University as a global research university that our faculty be composed of […]
edX Global Forum at Boston University
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Boston University is pleased to host this year’s edX Global Forum, an annual three-day international conference on emerging trends in education that will take place November 19 to 21, 2014. The keynote events will be webcast exclusively to the BU community using www.bu.edu/digital/livestream. The keynote […]
Charge to the Task Force on General Education: Developing the intellectual framework for a University-wide General Education Program at Boston University
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer As Boston University continues to emerge as one of the world’s leading private research universities, we increasingly operate and must compete at the very highest levels with the world’s best research universities. This is true for all facets of academic life including our efforts to […]
University Provost’s Faculty Hiring Initiative in Data Science
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Data Science, the methodical study of the generalizable and scalable extraction of knowledge from data, has emerged as a key enabler of transformative disciplinary and interdisciplinary research. Data Science incorporates varying elements and builds on techniques and theories from many basic engineering and science fields […]
Establishment of the Center for Systems Neuroscience
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research It is with great pleasure that we announce the establishment of the Boston University Center for Systems Neuroscience. Systems Neuroscience – a field that furthers understanding of how brain systems mediate behaviors, such as […]
Appointment of Professor Joyce Y. Wong as Director of a new effort to advance women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at Boston University
From Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Boston University attracts outstanding female students and faculty in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), but there is more work to be done both in recruitment and retention and in our endeavors to support their success. I am pleased to announce that […]